{"id":4813,"date":"2023-11-27T10:44:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/?p=4813"},"modified":"2023-11-27T10:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:44:43","slug":"adbiblio-case-study-the-shapes-trilogy-candlewick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/adbiblio-case-study-the-shapes-trilogy-candlewick\/","title":{"rendered":"AdBiblio Case Study: The Shapes Trilogy from Candlewick Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Who knew shapes could be so darn cute? Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen&#8217;s amusing picture book series, The<em> Shapes <\/em>Trilogy, feature witty tales about a Triangle, Square, and Circle. They&#8217;re also the inspiration behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MBkl9U7cx-8\"><em>Shape Island<\/em> <\/a>children&#8217;s show on Apple TV+. Candlewick reached out to AdBiblio with the goal of connecting with niche audiences who are also Apple TV+ subscribers. We were thrilled to play a part in promoting these adorable books!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.14.44-AM-700x604.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4814\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1589403973509933;width:503px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.14.44-AM-700x604.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.14.44-AM-240x207.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.14.44-AM-768x663.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.14.44-AM.png 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>New York Times<\/em> best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen are perfect at blending humor and art in all of their children&#8217;s books, and The<em> Shapes <\/em>Trilogy is no exception. There are three books in the series \u2013 <em>Triangle, Square,<\/em> and <em>Circle<\/em>. The inspired Apple TV+ series, which premiered in January 2023, revolves around the three shape pals navigating friendship&#8217;s twists and turns. They can get on each other&#8217;s nerves, but at the end of the day, friendship always wins! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ShapesTrilogy_AdBiblio-1200x627-1-700x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4815\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.9125683060109289;width:461px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ShapesTrilogy_AdBiblio-1200x627-1-700x366.jpg 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ShapesTrilogy_AdBiblio-1200x627-1-240x125.jpg 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ShapesTrilogy_AdBiblio-1200x627-1-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ShapesTrilogy_AdBiblio-1200x627-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign included a mix of our native and banner ads, and focused on reaching parents, grandparents, librarians and teachers who are Apple TV + subscribers. Additional traits and behaviors included children&#8217;s book buyers, bookstore gift card shoppers, picture book buyer, amazon book shoppers, and children&#8217;s educational toys, games and books shoppers. Comps included authors like Oliver Jeffers, Jory John, Brendan Wenzel, and Kevin Henkes, as well as media like <em>The Boy, The Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Vampirini, <\/em>and &#8211; of course &#8211; <em>Shape Island<\/em>. Keywords included words and phrases like <em>Shape Island on Apple TV+, Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett, bestselling children&#8217;s books, <\/em>and<em> Apple TV+ children&#8217;s shows<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.39-AM-700x445.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4816\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5730337078651686;width:598px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.39-AM-700x445.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.39-AM-240x152.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.39-AM-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.39-AM.png 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our niche targeting proved successful with Apple TV+ subscribers, as the campaign resonated strongly with this audience of streamers! The ads did best with Children&#8217;s TV\/Film viewers who are Apple TV+ viewers\/subscribers (.53% CTR), Grandparents who are Apple TV+ viewers\/subscribers (.29% CTR), and Children&#8217;s book buyers who are Apple TV+ viewers\/subscribers reading articles with relevant keywords &#8211; (.28% CTR). The campaign finished at a .26% CTR (click through rate) and 2.88% IAR (Interaction rate), and ran on top sites including <em>Imagination Soup, Romper, Parents, Scary Mommy, Growing Book by Book, Oprah Mag, Geek Dad, Tiny Beans, <\/em>&amp; more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.32-AM-700x445.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4817\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5730337078651686;width:596px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.32-AM-700x445.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.32-AM-240x153.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.32-AM-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-9.16.32-AM.png 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got little readers in your life, The <em>Shapes<\/em> Trilogy is a funny and heartfelt series to share \u2013&nbsp;and the show is such a fun watch! You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MBkl9U7cx-8\">view the trailer here<\/a>. And if you have a book that is hitting the screens, we&#8217;re here to help! You can find me at marybeth@adbiblio.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who knew shapes could be so darn cute? Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen&#8217;s amusing picture book series, The Shapes Trilogy, feature witty tales about a Triangle, Square, and Circle. They&#8217;re also the inspiration behind the Shape Island children&#8217;s show on Apple TV+. 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